Music at the Monastery
Together with the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, the DC AGO is proud to support a series of community outreach musical events. Chapter members present these events on the second Sunday of every month at 4 p.m. The 2020-21 season is being livestreamed only. Go to myfranciscan.org to view.
Sunday, May 16 at 4 pm: Carl Schwartz (Organist from All Hallows Parish, South River, Edgewater, MD)
Located on 42 acres, the monastery is an architectural gem hidden in the northeast corner of Washington, D.C.
Dedicated in 1898, the church is in the shape of a Jerusalem Cross in neo-Byzantine architectural style. The church and extensive contemplative gardens include full-size replicas of shrines from the Holy Land (the Franciscans have ministered there for 800 years), plus catacombs and a Lourdes Grotto. The monastery also has two hermitages for personal retreats. The Monastery's Lively-Fulcher pipe organ was built in 1998 and contains 40 ranks of pipes over three manuals and pedal.
Sunday, May 16 at 4 pm: Carl Schwartz (Organist from All Hallows Parish, South River, Edgewater, MD)
Located on 42 acres, the monastery is an architectural gem hidden in the northeast corner of Washington, D.C.
Dedicated in 1898, the church is in the shape of a Jerusalem Cross in neo-Byzantine architectural style. The church and extensive contemplative gardens include full-size replicas of shrines from the Holy Land (the Franciscans have ministered there for 800 years), plus catacombs and a Lourdes Grotto. The monastery also has two hermitages for personal retreats. The Monastery's Lively-Fulcher pipe organ was built in 1998 and contains 40 ranks of pipes over three manuals and pedal.